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Collecting signatures to end gerrymandering (News Clips)

This opinion was originally published by The Miami Student.

Jenny Fisher, co-president of LWV Oxford, OH, discusses the Citizens Not Politicans petition in Ohio and fighting gerrymandering in the state.

Deadline to approve new congressional maps loom over Georgia lawmakers (News Clips)

This story was originally published by FOX 5 Atlanta.

"We are concerned by the large number of voters whose US Representatives and potentially polling locations will change in such a quick timeframe," said Rashidah Hasan, representing the League of Women Voters of Georgia.

League of Women Voters: Gerrymandering is harming environmental protection in Wisconsin (News Clips)

This story was originally published in WUWM 89.7.

Debra Cronmiller is executive director of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin. She testified that a gerrymandered legislature is failing to do its work.

Civil rights groups sues Tennessee over the state's GOP-drawn congressional and state Senate maps, calling the boundaries 'unconstitutional racial gerrymandering' (News Clips)

This article was originally published in Business Insider.

A group of civil rights and voting rights organizations last Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee and several top election officials over the state's congressional and state Senate maps, arguing that the boundaries are unconstitutional and violate the rights of minority voters.

Indiana Democracy Advocates File Local Redistricting Lawsuit (Press Release)

LWV of Indiana and local voting rights organizations filed a federal lawsuit against the city’s Common Council for failing to draw new district maps before the Dec. 31, 2022 redistricting deadline in violation of state and federal law.

Supreme Court Strikes Down Alabama's Congressional Maps (News Clips)

This story was originally published by Public News Service.

Kathy Jones, president of the League of Women Voters of Alabama, praised the ruling as a "momentous day" for voters and voting-rights advocates, by guaranteeing Black voters in Alabama can fairly select their preferred candidate, knowing their votes matter.

US Supreme Court Decision Preserves Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, Ensures Continued Protections for Fair Representation (Press Release)

SCOTUS upheld in Allen v. Milligan a lower court ruling that Alabama must create a second majority Black congressional district in compliance with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

What is "One Person, One Vote?" (Blog)

When redistricting is done fairly, each person’s vote is equal to every other person’s because their districts are drawn in ways that accurately represent the voting power of the people within them.

When redistricting is done unfairly, however, and maps are created to favor one party (partisan gerrymandering) or with race as the predominant factor (racial gerrymandering), voters in certain districts are given more power than others.

Want a more representative democracy? Reform CT's redistricting process (News Clips)

This opinion was originally published in the CT Mirror.

LWVCT president Laura Smits co-wrote this opinion about the importance of fair maps in Connecticut.

LWV Watches Oral Arguments in SCOTUS Racial Vote Dilution Case, Merrill v. Milligan (Press Release)

LWVUS and LWV of Alabama stood in solidarity with Alabama voters in Merrill v. Milligan as it was heard before the US Supreme Court. Both Leagues had previously submitted an amicus brief in support of the Milligan plaintiffs.